Chesapeake, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Chesapeake, Virginia QuickFacts

	Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
Total population	199,184	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia Population

	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
Male	96,728	48.56%	49.06%
Female	102,456	51.44%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.7		35.3

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	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	141,901	71.24%	74.31%
21 years and over	134,453	67.5%	69.97%
62 years and over	21,801	10.95%	14.66%
65 years and over	17,844	8.96%	12.43%

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	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
White	133,193	66.87%	75.14%
Black or African American	56,823	28.53%	12.32%
Asian	3,673	1.84%	3.64%
Some other race	2,271	1.14%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,224	1.62%	2.43%

Chesapeake, Virginia Housing

	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
Total households	69,900		105,480,101
Family households (families)	54,158	77.48%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	15,742	22.52%	31.94%

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	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	72,672		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,772	3.81%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	69,900	96.19%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	52,335	72.02%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	17,565	24.17%	30.77%

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	Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	923	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	16,135	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	16,065	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,315	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	4,459	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	884	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	127	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	49	0.57%
Median (dollars)	122,300	119,600

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	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	13,087	18.72%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	22,148	31.69%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	12,731	18.21%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	10,964	15.69%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	5,497	7.86%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,473	7.83%	9.65%

Chesapeake, Virginia Education

	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	58,385		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	4,058	6.95%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,335	5.71%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	27,226	46.63%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	12,981	22.23%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,785	18.47%	22.81%

Chesapeake, Virginia Economy

	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	148,512		217,168,077
In labor force	102,470	69.0%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	96,292	64.84%	63.39%
- - Employed	92,376	62.2%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,916	2.64%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	6,178	4.16%	0.53%
Not in labor force	46,042	31.0%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	77,726	52.34%	51.66%
In labor force	49,066	33.04%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	48,323	32.54%	29.65%
- - Employed	46,255	31.15%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	16,285	10.97%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	10,511		12,787,501

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	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	69,835		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,976	5.69%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,134	4.49%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,702	9.6%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,819	11.2%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,614	18.06%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	17,693	25.34%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,574	13.71%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,281	8.99%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,134	1.62%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	908	1.3%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	50,743		41,994

	Chesapeake, Virginia	%, Chesapeake, Virginia	United States
With earnings	60,698	40.87%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,300		56,604
With Social Security income	14,492	9.76%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,759		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,207	1.49%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,117		6,320
With public assistance income	1,546	1.04%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,314		3,032
With retirement income	14,608	9.84%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,346		17,376

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